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A case history of the New Horizons Project, school/business partnership, Richmond, Virginia

Degree

Doctor of Education

Department

Educational Administration

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name

Title

Fortune, Jimmie C.

Committee Co-Chair

Richards, Robert R.

Committee Co-Chair

McKeen, Ronald L.

Committee Member

Steward, Warren A.

Committee Member

Underwood, Kenneth E.

Committee Member

Keywords

Youth with social disabilities

Date of Defense

1992-12-03

Availability

restricted

Abstract

The New Horizons Project, a school/business partnership
in Richmond, Virginia, was established in 1980 between the
Richmond Public Schools and the Metropolitan Richmond Private
Industry Council to prepare youth from economically
disadvantaged homes to enter the world of work. An in-depth
case history of the New Horizons Project was conducted to
describe how it was developed and to identify the factors
that became a part of its implementation, success, and
demise. The study provides useful information to school
systems which are interested in establishing similar
partnerships.

The population for the study consisted of
representatives from the business/industry community, the
Richmond-Public Schools, the New Horizons staff, and a
Virginia Commonwealth University faculty member who had
knowledge of the project.